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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 45546
Released: October 16, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
While on duty, David Vaughn (Messner) and Victor Hernandez (Huertas), two emergency paramedics receive a call from a young girl whose mother has lost consciousness in a deserted area, but they soon discover that the life they have to save may be their own. Kidnapped and locked in an isolated building, David tries to discover the truth behind a secret cult and their beliefs. As Victor's beliefs are challenged and the fine-line between religion and science are crossed, David must find a way to escape and get out, before "they" get him. In a society where beliefs in religion and beliefs in science are constantly challenged, Believers explores the manipulative measures some use to take advantage of lost souls.
Believers (Unrated Edition) Reviews:
Chillng suspenseful movie 
2009-06-20 - First of all if you have not yet read the review titled "A Bizarre Film About a Sinister Cult", don't read it if you don't want the story spoiled for you. That being said, I really enjoyed the film and would recommend it to most viewers who like creepy stories. It does not agree with my religious beliefs, but the story is well presented with good acting and realistic sets. Having watched it twice now, the movie kept me equally on the edge of my seat for both viewings. Some may find the pacing slow, but to me that helps to build the suspense. The ending is excellent -- I've watched just the end at least 6 times. I found the ideas presented in the film to thought-provoking and in some ways in line with some things that I believe. Google "Quanta group"-- there is a web site related to the movie that makes the group appear to be real and some other sites referencing the group portrayed in the movie.
2 and a half stars 
2009-03-14 - A couple of Paramedics get called onto a scene by a little girl to help her mother that has gone into a cardiac arrest. Only they are interrupted by a group of whacko's who refuse to let them treat her, the whacko's then kidnap them, and take them to there cult hide away where they meet a man who calls himself "The Teacher" who dribbles on about them all going to be taken to a new world on the other side of the universe because the end of the world is coming.
The acting and story are pretty good, but why I rate this movie low is because of the unsatisfying ending of the whole thing. There was a lot left unexplained and why go for a realistic approach just to blow the end end of the movie with such fictional bulldust?
However, least this time the films maker didn't try to con you into believing the story was true just to sell a low budget movie, least he had a budget for this one to hire an entire film crew to make a proper movie..... it just needed a much better ending imo.
The Believers(Unrated Edition).......
2009-01-09 - Having picked up this movie in a bargain bin, the thing that sold me on the movie was it was made by one of the people who did The Blair Witch Project. Getting it home, I popped it in my DVD player and began watching the movie. I expected the worst. Lo and behold, it turned out to be a pretty dadgummed good movie(especially one that was released straight-to-DVD). See, the movie is about two paramedics that answer a call from a young girl whose mother has lost consciousness in a deserted area. They soon find out answering that call was a big mistake. Kidnapped and locked in an isolated building by a doomsday cult, one of the paramedics tries to discover the truth behind a secret cult and their beliefs. Therein, the other paramedic's beliefs are challenged and the line between religion and scientific thinking are crossed. Both must find a way to escape, but only one does. The Believers explores the manipulative measures some cults use to take advantage of those who are lost. What surprised me was the ending. I really wasn't expecting it, honestly. Do I recommend it? Most definitely. It's the best Straight-to-DVD movie I've seen in quite sometime. I'll admit, it's a strange film but one that kept my attention til the very end.
Good Thriller
2009-01-04 - First off, I was disappointed with The Blair Witch Project. Not so with Believers. Daniel Myrick did a great job portraying the mindset of the cult leader and his followers, as well as the two paramedics who found themselves held captive. The movie gets four stars because of the character development.
As for the storyline, it was what I expected, regardless of the twist at the very end. This movie relies on psychological horror to keep viewers glued. Will the paramedics get out of the compound alive? Will they be able to rescue the little girl who called them to rescue her mother?
I'll remember "The Teacher" for a long time. He wasn't the crazy UFO/rapture type, but more methodical and chilling. You'll have to watch the movie to see what I'm talking about.
Believers
2008-04-08 - Awful, just awful. I found myself to be incredibly bored by this movie. The pacing was horrible, the acting very wooden, and the storyline so incredibly predictable it was ridiculous. I do not understand how this could be called "Unrated" either, as there was hardly any blood, very little swearing, and one incredibly boring and pointless sex scene. It had a lot of potential, but fell flat on its face, I can not recommend this movie really at all. It was bad, and while not entirely unwatchable, this snorefest nearly put me to sleep. Oh, and you will be able to figure out the ending before you even see the movie, pretty sad.
